Stryker xmen days of future past comic book superheroes, superhero. Check out what actor michael fassbender, who plays erik lehnsherrmagneto in matthew vaughns xmen. When michael fassbender may return to the xmen series as. Yes, theres a coolness factor to him, something that apparently sticks out even more when hes hunting down nazis in the film, but it was important for the actor to subtlety find a. First class, which is the xmen reboot that hollywood is trying with michael the fassdong fassbender as magneto and james mcavoy as professor x. Michael fassbenderjames mcavoy works archive of our own. Michael fassbender on magneto s powers against dark phoenix. The cast includes xmen veterans james mcavoy professor x, michael fassbender magneto, jennifer lawrence. Fassbenders take on magneto was wellreceived, fans offering similar praise to ian mckellens portrayal in the original xmen trilogy related. Michael fassbender portrayed erik lehnsherrmagneto in xmen. Michael fassbender, nobodys fool the new york times. Fassbender is the new, younger magneto in the xmen movies but how much is.
Michael fassbender is talking about his character in the latest xmen movie, the metalmanipulating comic book mutant magneto, but you could easily use the same words to describe the actor himself. Apocalypse is set for release on may 18th in the uk and may 27th in the states. Even with roles in 300 and the upcoming jonah hex, the comic book crowd might not be immediately familiar with germanborn actor michael. Set in 1962, it focuses on the friendship between charles xavier played by james mcavoy and magneto and the origin of their groups, the xmen and the brotherhood of mutants. X men comic book superheroes superhero characters comic books marvel comics marvel heroes william stryker mens day marvel comic character. Michael fassbender as the young erik lehnsherrmagneto in xmen. As a long time fan of the xmen as a whole and magneto in particular, i enjoyed this tremendously. The actor has played the metal malnipulating mutant in the xmen prequel trilogy. Michael fassbender, one of the two main leads in the xmen prequel, plays the young erik lehnsherr before he becomes the villainous magneto we all know him as. First class is a prequel to previous xmen blockbusters, based on characters from marvel comics born with an x. Because of early senility, i mixed magneto up with professor xcharles xavier in an earlier version of. Whatever your filmgoing kink, michael fassbender has been there for you this year. First class set in the era before professor charles xavier and erik lehnsherr became mortal enemies as professor x and magneto, respectively, director matthew vaughns xmen. Today, fassbender is both magneto in the xmen series and a darling of critics and intellectuals.
We see jlaw in fetching army fatigues and even battling fassbenders young magneto, who. Is michael fassbender young magneto or a spiderman villain. Michael fassbender was not happy with his magneto role in. Michael fassbender as the young, heroic magneto in the prequel to the xmen film trilogy, the origins of how erik lehnsherr becomes magneto are explained. If i was in charge of the promotional campaign for this movie, i think i would just release a promotional image of james and michael licking each other. However, this is a great entry in the series, and is probably my favourite entry after xmen 2. Eager to take over the world and remake it in his own image, apocalypse recruits mutants to act as his powerful four horsemen among them is the tortured magneto michael fassbender, who believes humanity might be a lost cause after a. Dias del futuro pasado magneto poster irishgerman actor michael fassbender portrays a young magneto.
Michael fassbender portrayed erik lehnsherr in xmen. First class follows the two former allies as they lead a powerful team of mutants on a mission to save the planet from nuclear annihilation. Michael fassbender hes the tortured rochester in jane eyre, the young magneto in xmen first class, and soon to be everywhere. I much prefer the james mcavoymichael fassbender xmen movies. You saw better examples of magnetos true power in dofp and in xmen. Fassbender would play young magneto, the precursor for ian mckellens later character. See more ideas about michael fassbender, actor and james mcavoy. Apocalypse the actor who plays magneto in the superhero film chats with gmas jesse palmer. Not just due to the acting, but the depth of the genesis of the.
Bunn gets magnetos voice perfectly in this volume, as we see him roaming the country, eliminating threats to mutantkind. Wolverine, i was unsure how xmen first class would turn out, especially when the promotional material didnt look great. So that seemed like a really key component to his character. Made a cover for a wip fic im picking back up after writing a blurb for it back in 2011. Magneto was ranked number 1 by igns top 100 comic book villains list. At a young age, i chose halloween as my favorite holiday, and this inspired a love of all of the tropes of classic horror, from ghosts and haunted houses to vampires, witches and werewolves. The beloved characters from the original xmen film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from the past, xmen. A younger version of sir ian mckellen, fassbender has captured the complex and damaged background of magneto. The ultimate xmen ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in x men. Bassett erik digs deep into a serious emotional side here. Ive never been a big comic book enthusiast, but i thought it was an. Ian mckellen flirts with michael fassbender at the xmen panel. Phoenix will adapt the dark phoenix comic book storyline from the comics. When it was decided to tell the origin of professor x and magneto on film, irish actor michael fassbender was enlisted to play erik lehnsherr in xmen.
James mcavoy and michael fassbender are great as professor x and magneto and. Of german and irish descent, fassbender made his first in many major cinematic impressions in 300 as part of the bare. He thought the turn of events which rips eriks happiness away was a cool idea. Michael fassbender, supervillain with a sensitive side. First class 2011, burke in jonah hex 2011, david in prometheus 2012, counselor in the. Mckellans magneto was mostly reduced to moving metal. Significant roles stelios in 300 2007, bobby sands in hunger 2008, lt. Archie hicox in inglourious basterds 2009, magneto in xmen. Fassbender who seems to have been born to play the younger magneto. Michael and james are traveling together to the set of the new xmen movie and michael cant wait to meet james again. Testament, which was finally reprinted, and the two pair together extremely well. For the sake of clarity, well be referring to michael fassbenders younger take on the character as eric while allowing sir ian mckellen the pseudonym of magneto. He is currently writing list articles for comic book resources cbr. Apocalypse brings a 1980s incarnation of the characters into a conflict with oscar isaacs as apocalypse, an immortal mutant whose powers are so vast hes said to have inspired legends of gods in ancient humanity.
The xmen are forced to confront an ancient mutant called apocalypse oscar isaac in this comicbook adventure set in the 1980s. Fassbender and mckellen share a decent enough likeness, though xmen. Xmens michael fassbender on his magnetic role about to hit theaters, xmen. Mcavoy michael fassbenderhugh michael jackmanhugh jackman young charles xavier. Hotontheheels of our indepth interview with james mcavoy who plays charles xavier in xmen. Fassbender s take on magneto was wellreceived, fans offering similar praise to ian mckellens portrayal in the original xmen trilogy related.
With such a strong cast, james mcavoy and michael fassbender embody the roles. First class as being very bondesque, that doesnt totally fit with how he describes the role. Currently in australia filming the latest alien prometheus saga under the direction of ridley scott, michael fassbender or fassy to his friends reprises magneto in the new xmen instalment with more rage harnessed than ever before. While many keep citing michaels take on magneto in xmen. Michael fassbender as erik saying a very real quote that should be applied to real life as well. Join us as we ask actor michael fassbender about the character development of young magneto in the film and simon kinberg about how important it was to remain as truthful to the comic books as. Set in the era before professor charles xavier and erik lehnsherr became mortal enemies as professor x and magneto, respectively, director matthew vaughns x men. Michael fassbender there was the arc of him in the comic books which i followed and always found interesting concerning his hatred of the human race determined to wipe them out. Les vengeurs des grands lacs force works young avengers.
I like both, but at different times in the life of magneto. Fassbenders magneto was ultimately written more like comic magneto in temperament, and even in power. Charles james mcavoy and erik michael fassbender were just young. See more ideas about x men, michael fassbender and erik lehnsherr. Lovecrafts stories, and this inspired me to begin writing fiction of my own. Sherlock, mycroft, john, lestrade, moriarty and sebastian moran repped by michael fassbender, as per my head canon from old fandom days are soldiers in afghanistan. Showbiz is reporting that breakout star michael fassbender hunger, inglourious basterds, jonah hex, fish tank, centurion has to decide between two roles.
Inspired partially by the classic 1986 marvel comics crossover event fall of the mutants, xmen. Most fans would seem to agree that michael fassbender playing a young magneto has been one of the best things to come out of the resulting second xmen. Days of future past and info on how big the mutant superhero film is expected to open at the box office. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles.
Apocalypse character promo for michael fassbenders. Fassbender had read this storyline in the comic books when he started researching first class. There was the arc of him in the comic books which i followed and always found interesting concerning his hatred of the human race, determined to wipe them out. Michael fassbender gets the edge for me, but its apples and oranges. First class, in order to change a major historical event and fight an epic battle that could save our future. Fassbender steeped himself in the marvel comic books on which the films are based. After a disappointing end to the first xmen trilogy, fox decided to soft reboot the franchise by going back in time to tell the stories of the main xmen from the first movies, from when they were younger. Like cast mates james mcavoy and january jones, fassbender has been working the press for other projects and in most interviews, has been subject to lots of questions regarding his biggest role to date as the master of magnetism. The germanborn, irishraised actor plays young magneto, a mutant with power to both generate and control magnetism, in the coming film xmen. I like fassbender as the young middles aged magneto that couldwould have been the guy the original gimpsuited xmen fought before.